Mountain lions to people: "We will eat your dog for sport"

If you've ever pined for life in a mountain town, with easy access to peaks without all the traffic, now's a good time to reconsider the negatives -- like watching your pet dog get snarfed in front of your eyes.

Apparently, a mother used 15-pound Scamp (again, seriously) as hunting practice for her cub; she watched on as the young cougar hauled the struggling dog up a nearby hill in less than a minute. The family attempted to throw firewood to scare the animals off, but that worked about as well as you'd guess.

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Mountain lion sightings have gone up in the Ute Pass area, and wildlife officials and law enforcement are warning residents to keep an eye on kids and pets lest they become Fancy Feast.

"We moved into their country. We weren't ignorant to the fact there were mountain lions around," Butts said Friday. "Bears are around. Mountain lions are around. It is a danger of living in this area."

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